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Visakhapatnam: One navy personnel was killed and four went missing as a naval vessel Thursday sank outside the Visakhapatnam harbour. Twenty-three personnel were rescued safely, officials said.
The Torpedo Recovery Vessel (TRV) A-72 had 28 navy personnel on board. A search is on for those missing.
Naval ships and aircrafts including P8I,...

Visakhapatnam: With essential services being largely restored in Visakhapatnam, battered by cyclone Hudhud recently, the exercise of assessing damages caused by the calamity has begun.
Visakhapatnam district Collector N Yuvraj said the process of enumeration of damages caused to agriculture has begun with the survey teams visiting the villages.
He...

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday appealed to the people to make generous contribution for rebuilding Visakhapatnam and bring the city, worst-hit by cyclone Hudhud, back to its 'past glory'.
He said an action plan is being prepared and experts from agriculture universities will be a...

Visakhapatnam: Moving towards greater normalcy, cyclone-devastated city airport would resume operations on Friday with partial resumption of flights and restoration of power supply gathered pace in coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh wrecked by Sunday's natural calamity.
Power supply had been partially restored in Visakhapatnam district and mobile communication services significantly improved,...

Vizag: Vizag airport will resume operations from Friday, after sustaining extensive damages in the wake of cyclone Hudhud. The decision to resume operation was taken by the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Bureau Civil Aviation Security in consultation with various airlines.
Air India will restart its operations on Friday, with...

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that essential commodities will be distributed free at all the fair price shops in the cyclone-affected districts.
The Chief Minister travelled through Visakhapatnam rural, Vizianagram and Srikakulam districts, an official release said.
The release quoted Advisor (Communications) to AP government Parakala...

More than 500 people are working to restore power and clear roadblocks in Vizag. Hundreds of rescue workers from Odisha have come to Visakhapatnam. "We are helping Andhra Pradesh just like they helped us in 1999," said a rescue worker.
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Hyderabad: A day after a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud battered the Andhra coast with heavy rains leaving five persons dead, the state government is investing its energy and resources on restoration and relief works even as it remained on alert in view of heavy rainfall warning. Chief Minister Chandrababu...

New Delhi: The third One-Day International between India and the West Indies, scheduled in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, has been called off after the cyclone Hudhud hit the port city, disrupting normal life and leaving the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in completely unplayable condition.
Indian team's media manager Dr RN Baba told PTI,"There...

Visakhapatnam: There is little possibility of shifting the venue of the India-West Indies third ODI from Vizag despite the cyclone 'Hudhud' threat and the hosts Andhra Cricket Association hoped the match would be conducted smoothly on October 14, the BCCI said on Saturday.
"It's difficult to shift the venue at such...

Visakhapatnam: 'Telugu Titans', the Visakhapatnam franchise of Pro Kabaddi League, was launched on Friday.
The team are owned by Srini Sreeramaneni of Core Green Group, Mahesh Kolli of Greenko Group and Gautham Nedurumalli of NED Group.
The team jersey, the anthem and the logo were unveiled at the function.
The city will be...

New Delhi: Two engineers of private contractor died in accident at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam's Vizag plant in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
The company said that the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained.
More details are awaited.
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Educational institutions and commercial establishments remained shut on Tuesday in response to the bandh call given by various Joint Action Committees (JAC) groups protesting against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.
Schools, colleges, hotels, shopping malls, theatres remained closed and the transportation systems were hit as nearly 16,000 autorickshaws in the...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs is likely to suggest Union Territory status for Hyderabad, according to sources. They also said that Vishakhapatnam and Vijaywada are front runners for Seemandhra capital.
Sources said on Monday that the capital should be a city with an airport, hence these two cities of...

Visakhapatnam: Two days after a fire broke out at the Vizag Hindustan Petroleum Corp refinery, employees have gone on a strike demanding better safety measures and compensation. One person was killed and 30 others were injured after a fire had engulfed an under-construction building in the Vizag plant.
HPCL has...

How has Andhra Pradesh responded to the bandh call over power tariff hike? Political analyst & independent member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council K Nageshwar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.
Q. People put the politicians to power and have got to pay a high price for it?...

Dandupalyam, the Telugu version of the Kannada super hit 'Dandupalya' has completed 50 days in 18 centres. Srinivasa Raju is the director and Venkat has presented the film in Telugu under Venkat movies banner. A press meet has been arranged in Hyderabad on this occasion and the unit of the...

Vizag: In a tragic incident in Andhra Pradesh, six students of the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) University have drowned in Vizag. The mishap occurred when a group of first year students had gone to the famous Rishikonda Beach on Wednesday evening.
Though the locals had managed to rescue...

Hyderabad: Another major port will dot the vast coastline of Andhra Pradesh if the governments plans materialise. Visakhapatnam is the sole major port on the 996km coastline of the state. As the state has a vast potential for handling foreign trade through sea route, the state government has approached the...

Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday ordered an inquiry in the explosion at the stateowned steel plant in Visakhapatnam which claimed 11 lives and left eight others critically injured including GM V Kalsi.
The explosion occurred at the oxygen control unit near the Steel Melting ShopII at the plant of...

Vishakapatnam: Nine people were killed and 10 injured in a major explosion and fire that broke out at the stateowned Vizag steel plant on Wednesday night. The explosion occurred at the oxygen control unit near the Steel Melting Shop at the plant of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).
The injured...

Vishakapatnam: Eight people were killed on Wednesday night in a major explosion and fire that broke out at the stateowned Vizag steel plant, security sources said.
The explosion occurred at the oxygen control unit near the Steel Melting Shop at the plant of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), sources at the...

Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a steel plant in Vizag following an explosion on Wednesday evening. There was an explosion heard just before the fire was witnessed and many are feared dead.
Initial reports say the fire occurred at the melting unit of the steel plant. The cause of the...

MUMBAI INDIANS INNINGS
20th over: Rohit Sharma wins it for Mumbai with a lastball six. Christian will be gutted as he fails to defend 18 runs in his over, especially after a superb penultimate over bowled by Steyn.
But hats off to Rohit's composure under such pressure. He finishes with 73 not...

Mumbai: The BCCI has awarded international matches to four new venues Dharamsala, Pune, Rajkot and Ranchi during Indias home series against England between November 2012 and January 2013. Punes Sahara Roy Sahara Stadium will host a Twenty20 match during Englands tour later this year, followed by oneday internationals...

Visakhapatnam: Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Saturday appealed to the Maoists to shun violence and join mainstream politics to contest elections.
"The Naxalites should abandon their violent path and come forward to join active politics to contest (elections). India is the country of Mahatma Gandhi and...

New Delhi: Overemphasis on indigenous work is hurting India's readiness for war.
As India's vital submarine arm struggles with dangerously low numbers, a topend submarine has been taken out of the fleet for a repair programme.
The shocking part is that the repair schedule will last 10 years. Such upgrades have previously...